Team Leader Safeguards Program - Location Negotiable within Southern NSW Local Health District
Employment Type: Permanent Full Time
Location: Site Negotiable within SNSWLHD
Position Classification: Dependent on Qualifications
Remuneration:
Clinical Psychologist - $60.12 to $65.15 per hour
Requisition ID: REQ542209
Applications Close: 6 January 2025
Interview Details: Scheduled within 10 days of closing
The Welcome Experience | NSW Government
Southern NSW Local Health District covers a large area of the southern half of NSW. Surrounding the ACT on three sides and all the way down to the Victorian border, it extends from the pristine beaches of the NSW South Coast, the farmlands of the Southern Tablelands, across the picturesque Great Dividing Range and the spectacular Snowy Mountains. We have 18 facilities and our hospitals take care of more than 200,000 people. As we are a major local employer, our staff are a part of our local communities. To find out more on what it is like to live and work in Southern NSW LHD click here – We Are Southern
What we offer:
• Flexible work arrangements
• Salary Packaging – up to $9k for living expenses + $2.6k meal & entertainment + Novated leasing
• Corporate Health and Fitness program
• 11% Superannuation on top of your gross income
• Annual Leave Loading
What you'll be doing
The Safeguards service will operate 7 days/week with extended hours on weekdays, and will respond to young people in their schools, homes and communities and in hospital-based settings (EDs/Wards), through face to face, phone and telehealth appointments.
The Safeguards Team Leader will provide expert clinical services, as well as clinical leadership and support to multidisciplinary Safeguards clinicians. The Safeguards Team Leader will be responsible for embedding effective clinical governance processes in the SNSWLHD Safeguards service.
Selection Criteria
- Tertiary qualifications, professional registration/membership as follows, plus significant clinical experience in child and youth mental health - see Essential Criteria one for additional information.
- Extensive experience as a clinician in providing assessment and evidence-based therapeutic interventions to children and young people experiencing mental health problems, including acute care.
- Demonstrated experience in leading/managing a multidisciplinary team to accomplish service goals and improved consumer care and outcomes.
- Demonstrated skills in partnership development and negotiation with a wide range of service providers and well-developed understanding of the interface between services.
- Highly developed written and verbal communication skills and competence in the use of information technology systems.
- Ability to initiate, lead, complete and share quality improvement initiatives and service evaluation processes with other staff.
- Evidence of a current unrestricted drivers' license and the ability to maintain. Ability and willingness to drive/travel as the role requires. This may involve driving long distances and overnight stays.
Southern NSW Local Health District is committed to building a workforce that reflects the community it serves. We strive to deliver responsive healthcare by fostering a workplace that values lived experience and celebrates diversity. Our workplace is inclusive, respectful, collaborative and safe. We warmly welcome people of diverse backgrounds to apply for a role at Southern. We encourage applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, people of all age groups people with caring responsibilities, people from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds, people with disability, people who identify as LGBTIQ+, and people who identify as neurodivergent.
Applicants can request reasonable adjustments at any stage of the recruitment process. Please contact (convenor) should you require assistance.
If you are an Aboriginal person and seek support in applying for a role, please visit the Stepping Up website, which has been designed to support Aboriginal job applicants in applying for positions at NSW Health. Visit: Stepping up
Occupational Assessment, Screening and Vaccination against Specific Diseases
This is a Category ‘A’ position, please read and understand NSW Health policy directive PD2024_015 All new employees must agree to comply with the requirements outlined in this policy. OASV requirements also include proof of vaccination against influenza and is compulsory for NSW Staff that enter any Residential Aged Care Facility (RACF) or who work in NSW Health owned and operated RACFs.
Australian Work Rights
Please note that to apply for this position you must be an Australian Citizen or Permanent Resident of Australia or be able to independently and legally live and work in Australia by way of your own Temporary Visa. For more information, please see www.immi.gov.au
Need more information?
1) Click here for the Position Description
2) Find out more about applying for this position
For role related queries or questions contact Jennifer Hudson on Jenni.Hudson@health.nsw.gov.au
